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When we talk about cloud, the size and speed do matter. The size of cloud service is measured by point of presence (PoP), meaning a place where a company's computers get direct access to the internet and a local telecom service provider. With a PoP of 90, Google is perhaps the largest. Amazon...
This time there is ASUS Pen Stick with Windows 10 and Intel Cherry Trail Atom CPU. It's coming soon by Q4 of this year.
It looks good, seems powerful and is expected to sell as $150. It will have two USB ports. It can be plugged into TV or HDMI monitor. There is a youtube demo here.
There...
In 2015, Smartphone sales growth rate is forecast to decline to 11.3% compared to 27.6% in 2014.
The trend is expected to continue till 2019.
The reason - China's smartphone growth is forecast to be just 2.5% in 2015, slower than worldwide growth rate.
Interesting data in the IDC report, a...
Recently we are seeing larger companies scrambling to acquire GPS technology companies.
Uber being in taxi services seems logical to acquire Nokia's HERE as part of their strategy to lessen their reliance on Google. However, Uber is being thwarted by German car manufacturing companies who are...
In Q4 2014, we saw Apple snatching #2 position in China in smartphone market share, just next to Xiaomi.
Continuing on the winning path, in the 1st quarter of 2015, Apple has reached the top post in China smartphone market. See the table below from the report at IDC.
With 14.7% market share...
Google being the second most valuable company in the world is just about half in value (~$370 billion) compared to the first one, Apple (~$740 billion). I have been thinking for a while why it is so. Yes, it's known that Apple concentrated on its core areas iPod, iPad, iTunes, iPhone, and now...
Intel is re-organizing R&D groups to push into wearables. Key executives including Mike Bell who helped Intel move into wearable devices will be getting new roles. A WSJ post is here.
What to expect from Intel now? Will that let it spearhead into wearable market and strengthen mobile business?
I have been watching the Intel PC-on-Stick since its announcement. Now that the Intel Compute Stick is out and is in active discussion, it appears to be another serious contender in mobile computing business. It can be carried like a pen-drive in your pocket. In my view it appears to be a great...
Hope most of us have heard about Microsoft Surface3 tablet coming in May at as low as $499. It has 2GB RAM and 64GB storage and Windows 8 to be upgraded freely to Windows 10.
What makes it interesting is that it comes with 64bit Intel Atom x7 (Cherry Trail). The Atom x7 processor is a new SoC...
TSMC reported Q1 results of 2015 today - TSMC Reports First Quarter EPS of NT$3.05
At NT$ 222.03 billion, the year-over-year revenue is impressive with 49.8% increase with EPS increase of 65%. However, the quarter-over-quarter revenue is almost flat or declined by 0.2% with 1.3% decline in EPS...
Sometime ago, Carl Icahn, one of Apple's top 10 investors wished (of course it must be his wish :p) Apple should be valued at over 1 trillion dollar with a price tag of ~$216 per share. That would be a sweet spot for apple, otherwise can it turn sour?
Well, today, Apple is the most valued...
On 50th anniversary of Moore's law, Gordon Moore was interviewed at his home in Hawaii's Big Island. He gives credit to engineers extending Moore's law for so long. And I concur with his thinking as I wrote in my article "7nm node is arriving..." that the whole world is inclined to let the...
Here is another parameter which says USA is the sole leader in global science and technology innovation.
According to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in 2013-14, the US witnessed 61,492 patents, followed by Japan at 42,459 and then China, Germany and South Korea occupying 3rd...
Last week, there was a big news. We heard that TAG Heuer, Google and Intel have joined together to develop luxury Smartwatches.
Here is the news on Intel website - TAG Heuer, Google and Intel Announce Swiss Smartwatch Collaboration
It's also learnt that Apple hired Patrick Pruniaux, VP of...
Fujitsu has come up with a new innovative technology to transfer excess heat from CPUs, GPUs...
They claim that the new technology can transfer 5x more heat than the existing heat pipes.
That's the internal of the pipe. The technology looks promising and can really help the electronic...
We didn't see much happening after Microsoft acquired Nokia. But that doesn't seem to be the case.
Microsoft is not silent, it's up with two budget smartphones - Lumia 640 and 640 XL recently announced in MWC.
The phones seem to be making big buzz with the kind of offering and price point they...
During Apple watch event, iWatch was in the limelight. However, a noteworthy thing Apple unveiled was the new MacBook 2015. And you know what's inside it? It's Intel CoreM processor, that's with Intel 14nm process technology. Interestingly coreM has lowest TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 4.5...
Surprisingly, the Samsung Phones S6 and S6 Edge positioned to compete against iPhone 6 seem to be getting into teething issues. The first issue reported seems to be serious hardware issues with its display. It doesn't respond to touches towards the edges of the phone.
A problem has been...
Last October IBM sold off its chip manufacturing business to GlobalFoundries at a loss agreeing to pay GlobalFoundries $1.5B.
The hangover is not over yet. A Michigan public pension fund has sued IBM for misleading investors about the actual value of this business. The fund claimed that IBM...
This is the third fab being planned in India, I am hearing in last 2 years!
Anyone knows about Cricket Semiconductor?
They are planning to start a Fab in India, of course with government funding for land, building, power, water....
Although I didn't hear anything about such plans in Indian...
